Millie: Do you know Richard Clayderman?

Kate: Of course. He is one of the most famous pianists in the world. I can also play {#blank#}1{#/blank#} his works.

Millie: Really? How long have you learnt to play the piano?

Kate: Since I was five years old. My teacher thought I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} playing the piano. I was so excited that I practice hard. My teacher also {#blank#}3{#/blank#} me to take part in some activities to show myself.

Millie: How wonderful you are! And we have a chance to enjoy Richard Clayderman's {#blank#}4{#/blank#} called Romance in China in Nanjing in Jan 15, 2016.

Kate: Fantastic! I can't wait to enjoy his performance. Do you have the tickets?

Millie: Not yet. We can buy together. There is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} if we book two tickets online.

Kate: Ok! Let's make it.

Dear Jessica,

    Let me introduce {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. My name is Wang Mei. I'm twelve years old. I live with my mother and father. I have no brothers {#blank#}2{#/blank#} sisters, but I have many friends. I am 1.6 metres tall. I like to play chess. Last year, I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} first place in my school. My favorite food is noodles. I can {#blank#}4{#/blank#} noodles myself!

    Do you study any other languages in school? I am learning English now. I want to have some more English-speaking friends. Learning English {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the world up to me.

    Here is a picture of me. What do you look like? Can you send me a photo of yourself? I'm looking forward to your reply.

Your new Chinese friend,

Wang Mei

Kate: Hi, Bob. I think I've made Alice angry and I'm not sure what to do {#blank#}1{#/blank#}it.

Bob: What happened?

Kate: You know Lucy is Alice's best friend. The more I got to know Lucy, the more I've {#blank#}2{#/blank#} that we have a lot in common. So we've been spending more time together {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

Bob: But what's wrong with that?

Kate: Umm… it makes Alice unhappy because she thinks Lucy is now better friends with me than with her.

Bob: I see. Mmm… why not ask Alice to join you each time you do something with Lucy? Then she won't feel {#blank#}4{#/blank#}out.

Nancy: Oh, good idea! That can make our {#blank#}5{#/blank#}stronger.

    Once there was a man in the town. He had two {#blank#}1{#/blank#}: a dog and a donkey (驴). The dog watched the house. The donkey {#blank#}2{#/blank#} things here and there.

    One night, a thief (小偷) {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the house. The man was sleeping. The donkey saw the thief and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. The man got up and looked around. But the thief ran away, so he didn't see anything. His {#blank#}5{#/blank#} were all in the house. The man thought the donkey was too noisy (吵闹的). He was not {#blank#}6{#/blank#} and beat (打) the donkey badly.

    It was the dog's work to watch the house, not the donkey's.

    Have you {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Legos when you are little? You might have used them to build some small-sized objects, but an artist called Nathan Sawaya has used Lego bricks to create life-size art. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} it began in 2007, Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.

    Nathan Sawaya's "The Art of the Brick" exhibition was on display in New York City. The show included more than 100 sculptures(雕塑)built by Nathan. The ideas of all his works were from {#blank#}3{#/blank#} , art and everyday objects. A life-size bike? A 20-foot-long dinosaur skeleton? Believe it or not, they were all made of Lego pieces! Visitors were very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to see them!